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Album Reviews
Album Review: Various Artists – Kitsune Maison 8 (Kitsune)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 18 November 2009
French label Kitsune hit us up with their eighth trend pre-empting compilation of electro-tinged goodness and my, if this selection hasn’t been stirring me out of my winter-induced slumbers.
Where to start with highlights when the quality is consistently high? Well, I guess The Drums with their new whistling classic ‘Let’s Go Surfing’ is as good a place as any. It’s pop enough to be included on ‘Now That’s What I Call Whistling… 17’, and yet indie enough not to become annoying after five listens (I can’t guarantee this song will never become annoying, but so far, so good).
There’s also a new track from Aussies Midnight Juggernauts, which I don’t think quite matches up to their ‘Dystopia’ album but is still alright, while Diesel faves Heartsrevolution keep us dancing till dawn with, er, ‘Dance Till Dawn’, and Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos remixes Chew Lips to good effect. Delphic are another highlight with their poppy electro adding a smoother edge, while the encore of Crystal Fighters’ ‘I Love London’ gets down and dirty with their Basque take on this type of thing.
I could carry on and list every track on this album because frankly there is little let up and it keeps on giving until the end. I guarantee that you will have a number of new fave tunes if you give this a listen, and that can never be a bad thing. And if previous Kitsune compilations are anything to go by, you can either choose to discover these artists and songs now, or in about nine months time when everyone else does. IM
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